KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Taliban has released 2,463 prisoners and reduced the sentences of another 3,152 on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the group’s Supreme Court announced Saturday.
The mass release, ordered by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, was framed as a gesture of goodwill to mark the Islamic holiday. However, authorities offered no details on the identities of those released, including their gender, age, or the crimes for which they were convicted.
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